Swallow in ‘race against time’

DERMOT WELD admitted yesterday that he is “facing a race against time” to get Grey Swallow to the Dubai World Cup.

Sat, 18 Feb, 2006 - 00:00
Keith Hamer

The five-year-old’s participation in the big race at Nad Al Sheba on March 25 is in doubt after he missed a week of work with a cut in a hind leg.

“We’re pleased with him now but we did have a slight hold-up with him a week or two ago,” the trainer old At The Races.

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